Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Readington Township’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 85% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #190 of 468 in New Jersey.
Walkability C: more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns · #451 of 468 in New Jersey.
Working residents average 30 minutes each way (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 8% work in Readington Township; the top destination outside it is Bridgewater Township (6%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Readington Township
Readington Township trades workers with the towns around it
Readington Township has about as many jobs (9,218) as working residents (7,733), but they are mostly different people: 7,141 residents leave for work each day while 8,626 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Readington Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Readington Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,218 jobs in Readington Township are filled from a wide area. Readington Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 18%; the other 76% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Readington Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Bridgewater Township, gets only 6% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Readington Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Readington Township pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Readington Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Readington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Readington Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #190 of 468 in New Jersey. Household income holds Readington Township’s grade up ($157,625, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Readington Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 7,141 residents head out to work, 592 work right here, and 8,626 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
6% of working residents work in Bridgewater Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Readington Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Readington Township makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
9,218 jobs are based in Readington Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Readington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Readington Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,630 → 9,218. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
About 30 minutes each way, about the NJ average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Readington Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,142 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Readington Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Readington Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Readington Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #451 of 468 in New Jersey. Both inputs place Readington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,550 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 46% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of Readington Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Readington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Readington Township is 576th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Readington Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
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| 28 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
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| 39 | East Greenwich Township NJ | 12,610 | $149K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 574 | Weehawken Township NJ | 17,827 | $128K | 7.3% | 4.9% | 5% | A |
| 575 | Davidson NC | 16,662 | $167K | 7.0% | 4.1% | 13% | A− |
| 576 | Readington Township NJ | 16,406 | $158K | 3.3% | 5.9% | 8% | A− |
| 577 | Laurel FL | 11,741 | $92K | 5.6% | 1.6% | 6% | A− |
| 578 | Montgomery IL | 21,978 | $104K | 6.7% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
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| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
11% of Readington Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Raritan Township (5%). Darker towns draw more of Readington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Readington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readington Township | – | A− | C | 30 min | $157,625 |
| Tewksbury Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 41 min | $192,576 |
| Raritan Township | 5% | A | B− | 34 min | $165,174 |
| Bedminster Township | under 2% | A | A− | 33 min | $123,709 |
| Hillsborough Township | 2% | A | B− | 33 min | $154,031 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $167,109 |
| Branchburg Township | 4% | A | B | 30 min | $168,832 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Readington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Readington Township?
$157,625 (±$8,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Readington Township?
3.3%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Readington Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Readington Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (6%, 9 mi), Raritan Township (5%, 7 mi), Branchburg Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Readington Township walkable?
Readington Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Readington Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Readington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Readington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.